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OpenAI files for IPO, following Anthropic
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TL;DR
- OpenAI has confidentially filed a Form S-1 with the SEC, a step toward an Initial Public Offering (IPO).
- Rival AI company Anthropic also made a confidential filing earlier.
- Anthropic's valuation of $965 billion currently surpasses OpenAI's $852 billion.
- Concerns have been raised by some OpenAI executives regarding missed revenue and user growth targets, as well as high compute spending commitments.
- OpenAI's planned compute spending has been a point of discussion, with a revised figure of $600 billion by 2030.
- The IPO news follows the Musk v. Altman trial and precedes the planned IPO of SpaceX, which aims to be the largest ever.